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  • Amazon Kindle versus iPhone XS Max: choosing the best e-book reader

    For reading books such as novels and short stories my Kindle Paperwhite is the best thing since ....well ... books.
    I have a very difficult time gauging the pages on an iPhone and reading the above on an iPad becomes torture after 30 minutes due to the back light.
    The Kindle's battery life, even lighting and read-anywhere specs make it enjoyable and a perfect replacement for a physical book in my hand.   The other thing I love about the Kindle is the fact that there are no interruptions while I am reading.  This is a major plus! 

    However there is one caveat!   Recently I tried reading a few textbooks (programming and biology), as well as a cartoon book (Marvel), and I found it impossible to do so on the Kindle.  The iPad won hands down, with the iPhone doing well for the cartoon book, but not the technical book (drawings etc).  I also found that highlighting books was much simpler on the iPad.

    So I take my iPhone and my Kindle on vacations, but my iPad and iPhone on business meetings.

    Great article, but one correction needed.  The Kindle doesn't just obtain books from the Amazon Kindle store.   There are many free Kindle/ePub sites that cater to the Kindle and let's not forget the Public Library which allows Kindle/ePub lending for up to 3 weeks.  If you use Libby or Overdrive these books are sent from your library to the Kindle with no late fees since they disappear after the allotted time.
    dewme